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Israel's Gaza Flotilla Fiasco

Israel had no obligation to allow the ships to reach Gaza, but surely there was a smarter way to stop them.

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Max Boot

Updated June 1, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Israel's actions in boarding the flotilla of ships bound for the Gaza Strip were entirely justified and perhaps even unavoidable. Unfortunately they turned into a tactical and strategic fiasco that does further damage to the Jewish State's tattered international reputation.

The so-called Gaza flotilla, comprising eight ships and roughly 800 participants, was not put together by peace-loving humanitarians primarily worried about relieving the suffering of Gaza residents. The people of Gaza already have access to food, medicine...